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An Arup and Binnies joint venture has been appointed by Thames Water as technical partner for the proposed new reservoir near Abingdon in Oxfordshire.
Arup and Binnies land technical partner role for new Abingdon reservoir
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Tilbury Douglas’ £6M claim against Arup for defective tunnel design thrown out by court
A £6M claim made by Tilbury Douglas against Arup for defective tunnel designs in a project to convert a former railway yard in Edinburgh into a commercial development has been thrown out by the court.
Mass transit is not stationery: Clients and contractors call for infrastructure investment rethink
Senior infrastructure figures have written to political party leaders demanding a radical post-election overhaul of the way government spending decisions are made.
King’s Birthday Honours recognise civils and construction figures
An Arup director and the former chair of National Highways are among the recipients of this year’s King’s Birthday Honours who have worked in civil engineering and construction.
Southern Water names seven global consultancies on AMP8 professional services framework
Southern Water has appointed Aecom, Arup, KPMG, Mott MacDonald, Stantec, Turner & Townsend and WSP/Binnies JV to help it deliver its £7.8bn investment plans for the eighth asset management period (AMP8), between 2025 and 2030.
Track to resilience: Shoring up the railways as the transport mode of the future
Transport is the single largest contributor to the UK’s emissions, responsible for 26% of the greenhouse gas we produce. But not all modes are created equal. A single journey from London to Glasgow can ‘cost’ 175g of CO2 if travelling by plane and just over half of that by car,…
Monthly mergers: Biggest engineering partnerships and acquisitions in May 2024
In the first of our new monthly round-up of partnerships, mergers and acquisitions in the engineering sector, we have news from Mott MacDonald, Stantec, Turner & Townsend and more.
Wars in Ukraine and Gaza raise UK infrastructure cyber threat level
The UK’s critical national infrastructure (CNI) “could be left dangerously exposed” if managers don’t respond appropriately to the increasing threat of cyber attack due to tensions between the UK and Russia, China and Iran, officials have confirmed.
National Grid’s supply chain model will promote jobs and skills needed to upgrade the network
National Grid’s Great Grid Partnership (GGP) will foster the skills and talents needed to rapidly upgrade the UK’s energy network, according to enterprise members WSP and Aecom Arup JV.
National Grid’s new supply chain model to deliver Great Grid Upgrade
A new form of supply chain cooperation has been announced by National Grid, called the Great Grid Partnership, to enable a major upgrade of the electricity network in an alliance with seven major contractors and consultants.